Surf Forecasts:
Kennebunk Beach surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, SSE swell with 339 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kennebunk Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kennebunk Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's see what's cookin' for Kennebunk Beach.
Alright, well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we're lookin' at a real slow stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a tough one, a real dry spell. The data's pretty clear: there's just no good surf on offer. Not a single day where the stars align for a proper session. This is one of those long gaps where you're better off checkin' the wind for a kite or just takin' a break from the salt.
We start off Sunday the 19th with a tiny 2ft SSE swell and a cross-shore wind, totally junky. The water's a bit colder than normal, sittin' around 62°, but that's the least of our worries. The next few days are a repeat of the same story: small, weak, and choppy. Monday morning the 20th goes glassy, but the swell's only 1.0ft, so it's a total lake. The wave energy is pitiful, barely breakin' 30 (18 energy units) on that glassy morning.
We get a little bump in energy mid-week, Wednesday the 22nd, with a 5ft SSE swell and a solid 258 energy units, which is moderate. But the wind is up, blowin' onshore, and the period is short and junky. It's messy, not worth paddlin' out. The same goes for Thursday the 23rd, with a 3ft SE swell and 168 energy, but it's cross-onshore and choppy.
Friday the 24th of July gives us a brief moment of clean, cross-offshore wind in the morning on a tiny 3ft SE swell, but the energy is weak (90 units). It's a tease, but not enough to get excited about. The rest of the week continues with small, weak, wind-affected junk. The strongest energy we see for the rest of the run is a 3ft SE swell on Saturday the 26th morning with a glassy wind and 114 energy units, but even then, it's called "poor surf conditions."
Lookin' into the second week, it's more of the same. We see a few cleaner moments with offshore winds on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and August 1st, but the swell is tiny, never gettin' above 4ft, and the energy is low. A 4ft S swell pops up on August 1st afternoon with 112 energy and a light cross-shore, but it's still not enough to overcome the "poor surf conditions" tag. The whole run is a bust.
Stay patient, my friends. Keep your gear waxed, but don't hold your breath for this one. The forecasts can always change, but for now, it's a total shutout.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 11 | 13 | 7 | 77 | 16 | 66 | 253 | 128 | 321 | 237 | 193 | 188 | 89 | 91 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 49 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.75m | 4:55PM2.82m | 5:21AM2.57m | 5:46PM2.75m | 6:19AM2.42m | 6:39PM2.69m | 7:19AM2.31m | 7:32PM2.65m | 8:19AM2.27m | 8:27PM2.65m | 9:16AM2.27m | 9:19PM2.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.18m | 10:33AM0.14m | 11:07PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.31m | 00:07AM0.34m | 12:19PM0.45m | 1:08AM0.38m | 1:14PM0.56m | 2:08AM0.39m | 2:10PM0.61m | 3:05AM0.36m | 3:04PM0.61m | 3:57AM0.31m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 321 | 237 | 193 | 188 | 89 | 91 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — | E 7 | — | W 3 | — | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | 34 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | 77 | 16 | 66 | 253 | 128 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 232 | 231 | 2068 | 45 | 1320 | 1320 | 62 | 62 | 210 | 11 | 209 | 876 | 11 | 11 | 247 | 11 | 232 | 854 |
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